Cookbook Fun

 We found this GREAT kids cookbook at our library and were keen to give some of the recipes a try.  Today we decided to make "Ice Cream in a Bag"

A small (sandwich size) ziploc bag contained milk, sugar and vanilla essence while a large ziploc bag contained 25 ice cubes and six tablespoons of salt...

Then you place the small ziploc bag into the large one, hold the two bags together... and SHAKE for 20 minutes!!

 Counting the ice cubes as they put them in their ziploc bag...

 Shaking their bags like crazy...

It worked!!  And they enjoyed home made vanilla ice cream!!

Learning in the Kitchen

Making Milo Balls

 Monkey (top two photos) and Monster took turns breaking up the biscuits (cookies) and placing them in the food processor.

 Monster blitzed them until they were crumbs...

I don't have photos because my hands were sticky but I mixed all the ingredients (after the boys measured everything out for me) and shaped the balls and the boys rolled them in the coconut!

Our finished product (shown above) was delicious!

Cooking Class

We found a new indoor playground that also hosts "cooking" classes for the children.  The particular day we went they actually decorated doughnuts, but it was still a fun experience for them.